Mission Hills football player's condition unchanged

By: North County Times | Saturday, October 6, 2007 9:52 PM PDT ∞

ESCONDIDO -- Scott Eveland, the injured Mission Hills High School linebacker who collapsed during a game last month, has shown an increase in spontaneous movement recently, but his condition remains unchanged, a Palomar Medical Center spokesman said Saturday.

The spontaneous movement is no indication that Eveland's condition is improving or deteriorating, said Andy Hoang, spokesman for the Escondido hospital treating the teen.

Eveland remained in critical condition Saturday night, Hoang said. The 17-year-old senior slipped into a coma after staggering off the field in the early minutes of the second quarter of a football game on Sept. 14.

The brain surgeon treating the injured teen said Eveland suffered an acute subdural hematoma -- a blood clot on the surface of the brain -- and brain swelling. His injury is comparable to those suffered by traffic crash victims, the doctor, Vrijesh Tantuwaya, said in late September.

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Concerned wrote on Oct 6, 2007 11:37 PM:Is he in an induced coma brought about by medical drugs? Let's all chip in and get him a top top specialist to consult.

Peggy in TX wrote on Oct 7, 2007 2:28 PM:Thinking of all of you today, Bob had his dip in the fountain and happy that he dedicated it to Scotty. What a God given miracle that was. I hope that the same comes for our Scotty. Love all of you and pray everyday for a miracle for him and all of you. Stay strong.

wondering wrote on Oct 12, 2007 5:56 AM:I've heard that his coma was induced by doctors too, but this article seems to confirm that he slipped into the coma as a result of the injury, even before he got to the hospital. Not much any top specialist can do at this point, as hard as that fact may be to accept.-

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